CULTURAL AGENT INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CULTURAL AGENT INC (EIN 47-3387610)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201733219349300643
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Activity Or MissionEducate teachers and others in education and education-related fields how to leverage the arts and humanities as catalysts for social change in order to advance creative solutions to social challenges in the United States and internationally. Along with public events, seminars and conferences to promote art and artful thinking as resources for leadership, provide training for educators at all levels to integrate art activities into academic teaching in order to promote high-order literacy, innovation, and citizenship.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTo promote the divergent thinking of arts and humanities in the service of solutions to real life problems. In courses, conferences and community-based projects, we join a range of creative collaborators to feature art and interpretation as integral to active citizenship.MissionDesc
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DescThe teacher training program is called Pre-Texts. Pre-Texts is a train-the-trainers pedagogy developed by the Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University, and available to outside partners through Cultural Agents, Inc. The methodology combines three complementary goals of holistic education: high-order literacy, innovation, and citizenship.The simple protocol of Pre-Texts turns educators into facilitators for student-centered learning. Unlike conventional pedagogy (in which teachers pose questions and know answers), here students formulate their own questions to a text and then speculate about possible responses. They also "go off on tangents" to connect independent reading with classroom texts. The program achieves "close reading" by stimulating a range of interpretations. It fosters autonomy and collaboration by students who re-purpose texts and other materials for participatory, eco-friendly, learning.The approach adjusts to the tastes and talents of participants who explore difficult texts as points of departure, pretexts for making art (painting, music, dance, theater, writing, technology, fashion, photography, cooking etc.). As artists, students become users of challenging vocabulary, grammar and concepts in any field, often exploring their personal feelings and concerns. Original work by other students awakens admiration among classmates and sets the ground for good citizenship.Desc
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Santiago Montoya
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Colombia00Program ServicesPre-Texts Workshop$11,740
Chile00Program ServicesPre-Texts Workshop$3,550
Peru00Program ServicesPre-Texts Workshop$1,235
Ireland00Program ServicesPre-Texts Workshop$500
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Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
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Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$17,025SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
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Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the form 990 was sent to each member of the governing body for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAny director, principal officer, or member of a committee with board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest must disclose the existence of a financial interest in connection with any actual or possible transaction; After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, he/she shall leave the board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted on. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists; the conflict of interest policy adopted by the board outlines procedures for addressing the conflict of interest and the steps to be taken if there is a violation of the conflict of interest policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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